Mold for fence-posts.



J. B. STORMS.

MOLD FOR FENCE POSTS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 14, 1908.

Patented Nov. 17, 1908,

efliciency.

JESSE B. STORMS, OF ALBION, NEW YORK.

MOLD FOR rrzncmros'rs.

' Specification "of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 17, 1908.

Applicationflled February 14, 1908. Serial No. @5312.

To all whom i-t. may concern:

- Be it known that. I, Jesse B. S'roRMs, a

citizenof the United States, residing at Al- 1 and having verticallybion, in the county of Orleans and State of New York, have invented anew and useful Mold for Fence-Posts, of which the following is aspecification. I

This invention relates to molds for mak- .ingfence posts and the likefrom cement, concrete and similar material and has for durable and gthoroughly efficient device of this character disposed one their innerends bifurcated at10 for the reiception of an operating lever 11, thelatter being pivotally connected with the rods or {bolts E) in anysuitable manner, as indicated Q at 12, 7 position onthe extensionsclamping nuts 13 which engage the threads its object to provide a'strong,

by means of which artificiai stoneposts may beconveniently andexpeditiously manufactured. j i? A further object of the invention is toprovide a-mold including laterally movable side walls having end wallsinterposed between the'same, there being oppositely disposed depressionsor pockets in the side ,walls of the mold for producing lateralanchoring members or blocks on thebase ot' the molded post. a A furtherobject is to provide improved means for locking the side walls inengagement with the end walls, and means for preventing spreading of theside walls during the molding operation.

A still further object of the invention is generally to improve thisclass of devices so as to increase their utility,.di irability andFurther objectsand advantages will appear in the following description,it being understood that various changes in form, proportions andminor.details of construction may be resorted to within the scope of theappended claim.

In the accompanying drawings forming -a part of this specification:Figure l is a perspective view of a mold constructed in accordance withmy invention showing the se eral walls of the mold locked in assembledposition. Fig. 2 is a top plan view showing the several avalls of themold in released position to permit the removal of the molded product.Fig. 3 is an end view of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional viewtaken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a plan view of one of theoperating levers detached. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the moldedpost.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of thefigures of the drawings.

The improved mold forming the subject .matter of the resent inventioncomprises spaced longitudinal side members 5 prefera ly disposed at aslight angle to each other disposed seating grooves 6 formed in theirinner faces for the reception of the reduced terminals of the end '1walls 7..

The side walls 5 are extended longitudif anally beyond the adjacent endwalls. 7 to form terminal recesses, and extending trans versely throughthe extensions 8 at said recesses are threaded bolts or pins 9preferably above the other and having 9 are locked in on'the rods andbear against the interior and exterior walls of the extension 8, asshown.

The pivot points 12am disposed one above the other' so that when theoperating lever is.

moved in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 3 of the drawin thepins 9 will be forced outwardly there y to separate the side walls 5 andthus permit the removal of the end walls 7.

One longitudinal edge of each lever 11 is.

formed with a V shaped tooth or projection let which fits within thebifurcation of the adjacent upper rod or pin 9, there being cut awayportions 15 formed on each side of the projection I L so as to permitthe lever 1.1 to be swung laterally in opposite directions withoutbearing against the walls of the bifurcations 10. The lower end of eachlever 11 is also preferably inclined or beveled at 16 to permit thepassage of the lever in the bifurcated portion of the lower pin 9.

Pivoted in a loop or eye 17 on one of the extensions at each end-of themold is a looking member or hook 18, the bill of which is adapted toengage any one of a series of openingslf) formed 1n the adjacent lever17 thereby to prevent accidental displacementof the lever and thus lockthe side walls in engagement with the end walls of the mold.

As a means for preventing spreading of the side walls during, themolding opera tion one of the side walls is provided with a plate 19 towhich is pivotally connected at 20 a transverse bar or brace 21, thefree end i of which is bent downwardly to form an angular extension 22which bears against the exterior face of the mating or opposite sidewall of the mold.

Formed in the inner faces of the side Walls 5 are recesses or pockets 23which intersect the acjacent vertical recesses 5 and com- .municate withthe molding compartment 24 so as to form lateral anchoring blocks 25 onthe base of the molded post 20.

In operation the mold is placed on a table, platform or other suitablesupport and the side walls locked in engagement with the end walls, inthe manner before stated. The cement, concrete or other plastic materialis then introduced into the compartment 2& and thoroughly tamped, thecement in the molding compartment being subsequently troweled off levelwith the upper edges of the side members 5. After the cement has set themember 21 is swung laterally to open position on the pivot 20 and theoperating levers l1 moved in the direction of the arrow, indicated inFig. 3, of the drawings which separates the side walls from engagementwith the end walls 7 so as to permit the mold to be lifted bodily fromengagement with the molded product.

The molds may be made in different sizes and shapes and the side wallsdisposed at .my angle or inclination with respect to each other so as topermit the formation of d'if ferent styles of fence posts.

Having thus described theinvention what is claimed is:

A mold including side walls spaced apart to form an intermediate moldingcompart ment, end walls spaced inwardly from the adjacent ends of theside walls to form terminal recesses, threaded pins carried by the sidewalls and having their inner ends extended within the terminal recessesand bi furcated, said rods bein disposedone above the other, andoperating evers pivotally connected with the bifurcated ends of thepins, one longitudinal edge of each lever being providgd with a toothseated Within the bifurcation of the adjacent pin, there being recessesformed on each side of the tooth, and a cut away portion on one end ofthe lever at its point of attachment to the hifurcated end of the otherpin.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

I JESSE n. STORMS. lVitnesses F. B. I-IERRIOK, A. V. LORD.

